Not 'period correct' in terms of being a true Motorola replica, but then the catalogue pic of the re-issue shows it with Campag Chorus, a carbon Campag post and a black Deda stem so... (although my LBS did almost get made a ridiculous offer for his box-fresh, NOS, 25th anni Dura-Ace 7700 groupset!)

In all honesty it's actually a bit long and low for me, but it's manageable. I also have a NOS Cinelli Alter stem (quirky looking, but I love the design) and Cinelli 64 bars coming to try - I think the angle of the Alter will allow me to run the bars a bit higher, as long as it suits the bike.

Longer term if neither of the 1" setups work I have an adaptor to run a 1 1/8th stem - there's already a Ritchey Classic and spare 31.8mm bars waiting in the wings.

Great looking bike! Great selection of parts too. Only thing I would change is the crankset, for a square taper silver one. Someone on the forum changed his Ultra Torque for one on a classic bike (a Bottechia if I recall correctly) and it looked very nice.

The only place that Volta belongs is under the butt of some annoyingly ironic hipster on his overly expensive fixie. Certainly not on a steel Merckx MX Leader. Flite looks great. Regal would work too. Tart, this could be my favorite build from your stable (and I agree on the square taper crank suggestion.)

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